Tone And Accent In Oklahoma Cherokee (Oxford Studies Of Endangered Languages)

This text examines the tone and accent of Oklahoma Cherokee, in which 6 possible pitch patterns can occur on a syllable: low, high, low-high, high-low, lowfall, and superhigh. It investigates the distribution and source of these patterns, the principles that determine their positions, and the nature of tonal alternations.

• | Author: Hiroto Uchihara
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: May 03, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0198739443
• | ISBN-13: 9780198739449